In 2004 I decided to finally do something about the rusted out steel shed. I tore it down and with help from a few friends I built a new one from scratch.
Once that was complete, it looked so good it made the garage look bad. So I decided to reside that in vinyl to match. That required that I first tear off the aluminum siding. That was put up over foam board, so I then put all new plywood on the exterior walls before doing the vinyl. I then finished off both buildings with aluminum soffits and gutters.
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 The original shed had electric fed from the garage. It also had a foundation around the perimeter but not a complete floor. For the new floor, I dug out some dirt and then filled in with gravel. I then built a pressure-treated standard floor with 2x6 joists and plywood. Note the windows in the garage. |
 The size of the shed was determined by the foundation. I made it tall enough so I could stand anywhere in it without hitting my head. I designed the entire structure myself. |
 Here it is a few weeks later, fully enclosed and roofed. |
 The gable vent was intended to keep the heat inside down. It also meant on windy days the doors wanted to pop open from the pressure. |
 This was the first time I did roof shingles myself. |
 Plenty of room inside for lawn and garden tools. |
 Three weeks later, the shed is complete. |
 You can see here how the old siding on the garage looked bad in comparison. |
 I quickly learned that the bare ground next to the white siding meant that the first rain resulted in dirty siding. So I added a decorative rock border. |
 The completed garage. I did one wall at a time, since I was still using it every day and I needed to keep my stuff secure. |
 After this was done and I finally had gutters on the garage, I had a new cement apron poured. This one had disintegrated from the freeze/thaw of the water runoff from the roof since the apron got very little sun in the winter. |
 The new shed and resided garage now match. |